What is your most uncommon name?

[Sue Thomas]

I have a Bedalled Cunningham in my tree......1871 Census Liverpool. I think she was really a Bedelia and being Catholic Irish was known by the church as Bedellium!! I think the enumerator had a senior moment when faced with such details and there she is for posterity......Bedalled

[goggy]

Rambler,ta for that look up.Seems earlier than that, this fiction was set in King Alfreds days;Ughtred was a Cumbrian as was his family.His name was carried down from father to son ad infinitum.Just what WE need ay!!
                     Cheers,Goggy.

[Arquebus]

Anitpas How (male!)........but while I was tracking down the How/e links I came across a family with the surname of 'Don't know how' in the USA.....well, that's what is on the LDS site, anyway.

Al.

[ringwarrior]

I have Nehemiah Epaphrodites Moon in my tree.

[Wesson]

Wesson the christian name of my G.Grandfather.that name was carried on throughout the Jones family. I have never seen another Wesson anywhere exept the odd one in Wales. So if you are a Jones and have a Wesson in the family. You jus gotta be connected

Celia

Hi - saw this and couldn't resist replying! I am a Wesson (an Alan Wesson), and I have only ever met one other (I ordered a camera battery last year and offered to spell my name as usual; the lady on the phone told me I didn't need to because she was one too!). I am an author of language text books that are widely used in British schools, so a lot of kids have at least seen the name while they were bored to tears in German lessons! To my amazement, there are at least 2 other Alan Wessons in the UK, one of whom runs a shoe shop in Ilkeston! There are also quite a few Eassons (which is presumably the opposite!). If it's of any interest, my grandfather did a bit of research on the name and found that most of us are apparently in the USA (over there, it is a best-selling brand of cooking oil - and of course, half of a well-known brand of gun!). Finally, my wife has an even stranger maiden name - she was called Puddepha until we got married. Sadly, she only has sisters, and as their branch of the family is the last one left it will die with her generation. I have never forgiven myself for missing the opportunity to double-barrel it! Best wishes and thanks for brightening my evening - Alan Wesson

[Tariana]

from my tree we have...
Lity May Dove - Lity is said Lightie, not Littie
Bondelia - female
Joe Carmel - female
Brackston or Braxton
Lemuel
Candy - no, not Candice, just Candy
Callianne
Avaline - female
Sharren Peninah - female
Bethel Ree - female
Cydia - female
Epting - male
Ramoth - female

[ggrocott]

My favourite is Agrippa Small who married Sarah Pratt and presumably had lots of small pratts!

[suey]

Found this chap yesterday - Bamlet Neptune Switzer age 27, Curate of Crowborough, a Birtish Subject, Born at Sea - well that accounts for the Neptune but where did Bamlet come from

[Tariana]

found this cousin recently. He'd be younger than me now.
Lane Shelnutt